Noah has been exiled from the Knicks since he and then-coach Jeff Hornacek reportedly got into a physical altercation in January.

A two-time All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year with the Chicago Bulls, Noah has been a colossal disappointment since signing a four-year, $72.6 million contract with the Knicks in June 2016.

The Knicks would love to trade Noah to wipe his albatross of a contract from the books. If they cannot find a taker, however, they would likely use the NBA's stretch provision to buy out the remaining two years and $37.8 million. That would spread out the salary-cap pain into smaller hits over the next three years, including freeing up $13 million in cap space for next summer's free agency.

Noah appeared in just seven games last season and averaged 5.7 minutes in those outings. Injuries and a suspension for using a banned supplement limited him to just 46 games in 2016-17, when he averaged 5.0 points and 8.8 rebounds.